A Gentlewoman's Largesse (free stuff)

This section is to offer free stuff, for you to use for personal use only. I hope you enjoy the largesse.
Braids & Buttons: Corded Closure Images	[1.1 meg] A pdf file showing images of various braided button closures, which Janet Arnold described as a "decorative froggings after the Polish fashion". "Frogs" are the modern term for this type of closure. Some appear similar to the those commonly seen today in Chinese fashions, while others are simpler. These images are mainly from the late 16th and early 17th. centuries, as worn by the English, German, Polish or Turkish people. Images are from portraits, woodcuts, and one extant garment, and are only a sample of images available. From a workshop I gave at the Barony of Nordwache's Academia (Kingdom of Caid), August 18th, 2007.
Merchant Fabric Swatchbook Organizer	[22kb.] A pdf file for you to use as a fabric and trim swatchbook, to help you keep and record those samples from various merchants in order. Fabric can be stapled into place, or you can use a glue stick or double stick tape. You can punch holes along one side (best if printed onto cardstock), or insert the page into a sheet protector. Then store your pages in a regular 3-ring binder and add more swatch pages as you go. There is space for merchant info at the top of each page, so you know which merchant carries your favorite fabric staples.
Personal Fabric Swatchbook Organizer	[22kb.] A pdf file for you to use as a personal fabric and trim swatchbook, to help you record and keep track of the fabric you have in your collection. Fabric can be stapled into place, or you can use a glue stick or double stick tape. You can punch holes along one side (best if printed onto cardstock), or insert the page into a sheet protector. Then store your pages in a regular 3-ring binder and add more swatch pages as you go. This is a little different than the merchant swatchbook above with space to note where you've stored your fabric, and what your plans are for the fabric.
	Tudor Shift (aka smock) Pattern in gif format. More info on this particular pattern, and how it came about, can be found in my Warderobe Account for the Tudor Shift. Layout of this pattern for personal use only. pdf version of shift layout (73k).

Largesse, also largess
/lär-'zhes, lär-'jes also 'lär-"jes/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English largesse, from Anglo-French, from large
1 something given to someone without expectation of a return -- see GIFT or FREEBIES

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